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How "out of date" is Debian really? (programming.dev)
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I hear that a lot but, how bad is it really? Does it affect you (if you use Debian)? Aren't there ways to install newer versions of most things that actually matter?

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[–] fuzzy_feeling@programming.dev 8 points 4 months ago

the more software you install, that is not in the standard repo, the more unstable it will become...

i use a rolling release distro on my desktop, void btw.
on servers i use debian, because i want the software as reliable as possible. i don't care if the packages are older as long as no update breaks the system...